Year 9 program

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The Year 9 Alcohol and other drugs education program is designed to help young people understand and safely respond to the culture of drinking in Australia. Students learn and practise these skills as they explore the following topics:

responsible drinking

drinking culture

considering gender norms and stereotypes

exploring alcohol advertising and consumer rights

analysing advertising messages.

How you can help your children

To support your children as they learn about alcohol and other drugs you may like to:

discuss different drinking cultures and their impact on health—for example, discuss the binge drinking behaviour of some young people and the impact it has on their health

discuss media and the stereotypes portrayed—for example, how media portrays young people and their use of alcohol and other drugs; is the portrayal fair and accurate?

discuss how to respond when your children feel pressured or uncomfortable with a situation—for example, role play a pressure situation when children can practise the following strategies

change the topic

joke/use humour

distract someone

reason with someone

make up an excuse

suggest an alternative

explain why you can't

ignore an invitation

explain you are into fitness

explain you don't want to

make an excuse to leave

give your opinion/assert yourself

discuss the ways companies advertise and sell alcohol

know your consumer rights (ABAC), talk about them with your children and take positive action to protect your rights.